James Bradley (2) (1967–)
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James Bradley was born on May 15, 1967 in Adelaide, South Australia. He is a graduate of the University of Adelaide. His novels include Wrack, The Deep Field, The Resurrectionist, and Clade. He is the author of a book of poetry entitled Paper Nautilus. He edited two books, Blur: Stories by Young mehr anzeigen Australian Writers and The Penguin Book of the Ocean. He also writes as a critic and won the 2012 Pascall Prize for Criticism and was named Australian Critic of the Year. His other awards include The Age Fiction Book of the Year and the Kathleen Mitchell Award. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Bradley, James
- Geburtstag
- 1967-05-15
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- Australia
- Geburtsort
- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Wohnorte
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Ausbildung
- Australian Film Television and Radio School
University of South Australia
University of Adelaide - Berufe
- novelist
poet
editor
literary critic - Beziehungen
- Mcconnochie, Mardi (partner)
- Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Australian Writers Literature Award
Kathleen Mitchell Literary Award - Kurzbiographie
- http://cityoftongues.com/about/
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Clade reminded me of the British TV show Years and Years, which covers the close future of a family in all the strange familiarity of the current events mixed with some black swan type disasters nobody could have predicted. As we move along the timeline, things get more removed from the familiar, but the human connections are the thread that keeps everything together.
The structure of the novel was interesting. There are different characters narrating from their often limited perspectives. As the title of the novel suggests, all these characters are in some way connected to a character (predictably) called Adam. These are all done in the form of vignettes which range from deeply emotional to journalistic.
Adam is a research scientist aware that the climate change is going to transform the planet. He and his wife are going through a series of IVF treatments.The psychological portrayal of how their inability to conceive may be related to the reluctance to bring a child into this world was probably the strongest point of the novel for me. Adam learns of his wife's pregnancy while stationed in Antarctica where a large rupture in the ice sheet foreshadows the gravity of things to come.
I really enjoyed the first part of the novel, it was done really well and the story just flowed, clearly supported by Bradley's narrative craft. I found the the last one third a little lacking, as the characters had a limited perspective and were introduced abruptly so there was little emotional connection that would carry the reader through. Otherwise, this would have been a 5 star read for me.
But, overall, there is a gentle sense of optimism that never feels forced and a wonderful element of surprise towards the end. This is clearly a keeper and one of the best novels in this genre I've read.… (mehr)